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Rachel & George. It was great cruising with you last year and I really admired your resilience after your pre-cruise “mishap!” Have a great time! Jim
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August 6, 2017--Oslo, Norway
Les and Fletcher, hope our luck with both the norther lights and the fog is better!
David, wish you were with us, but have a great time anyway. The Tattoo is also on my bucket list.
After a good night's sleep, we awoke refreshed and ready to go exploring in Oslo. It was a perfect sunny morning with temp around 70F.
Breakfast, included in our room rate, was an elaborate buffet with lots of different fruits, veggies, breads, cold meats, cheeses, good yogurt, and a hot area with sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, etc. You could also order made to order things like omelets, fried eggs, and pancakes. Since food is relatively expensive in Oslo and we wanted to maximize sight seeing, we ate a lot and skipped lunch.
The HOHO bus stop is right outside our hotel. George and I have been to Oslo twice before, but the one thing that we had missed, and that was on my must see list was Vigeland park, a huge city park filled with larger than life sculptures of humans in every stage of life, all done by one artist, Gustav Vigeland. We paired up with our travel buddies Alice and Kim, got on the bus, and who would we see but Marc and Arlene.
So we made a 6-some to visit the park.
It is very beautiful, more so than I thought from the photos. In addition to the huge statues and fountains, there are flowers everywhere. Lots of roses, which were very fragrant. Kids were rolling in the grass down a hill. Just a totally pleasant place to visit.
After that, Marc and Arlene set off in search of lunch while the rest of us decided to visit the huge ski jump north of the city. This involved walking back to the subway/tram station then taking the tram to the site where the Olympics had been held. So a lot of walking but good for us.
The ski jump is HUGE! Not the same as the one there for the Olympics. This one is new and improved and made of steel. Even far away it is amazingly impressive.
We finally made it back to the HOHO bus to complete our circle around town. Then decided to do an early dinner at an Italian place I had found on TripAdvisor, which was delicious, and pretty reasonably priced for Oslo.
While we were eating, the temperature dropped dramatically, the wind whipped up, and it started pouring rain, which continues now. So much for after dinner exercise, but I got plenty of steps today.
Hi Rachel (& George!). This sounds like a wonderful trip! Happy to follow along. Best, Jim & Kathy
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Rachel, George, Wes, Ida, Rich, Ginny: we have been "wall to wall" busy since our return from Hong Kong, so I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post. Just wanted to say that Kathy and I really enjoyed meeting you on this cruise and we hope to see you again, somewhere in the world! Thanks for including us in George's birthday dinner as well! Warmest Regards, Jim
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Wes, hope your view today is better (and warner) than mine! 1 week until we leave for Singapore. Jim
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Hello, Wes.
My wife, Kathy, & I have enjoyed reading your posts and viewing your pictures! We will be joining you in Singapore for the run to Hong Kong.....a "bucket list" trip for us. This will be our 4th Regent Cruise in the last 7 years (2nd on the Voyager) and reading/viewing your adventures has definitely added to the anticipation!
Would love to have a drink with you and Ida at some point.
Enjoy!
Jim
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My experiences on the last 2 Regent Cruises was that we boarded in the early afternoon but had to stay in the public areas until the suites were ready....hung out & had lunch at the pool bar and enjoyed it!
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